Civil rights

Rev. Jesse Jackson and Cuban President Fidel Castro meet in Havana in June, 1984
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The Jesse Jackson Campaign: National Oppression & Class Conflict

March 23, 2026 fwstaff
Civil Rights leader, two-time presidential candidate, and founder of the Rainbow-PUSH Coalition, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, died on Feb. 17, 2026, at the age of 84. In the days following his death, the corporate media […]
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Lawsuit Charges Racism in Texas Redistricting Scheme

September 3, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe For several weeks Democratic lawmakers within the State of Texas have been waging a political struggle to halt a redistricting plan which would effectively disenfranchise millions of African American voters. These plans […]
Nashville Mayor West with C.T. Vivian and Diane Nash in 1960
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Legacies of C.T. Vivian and John Lewis Secured While Ruling Class Promotes Revisionist History

August 9, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Two luminaries in the African American struggle which emerged during the 1950s and 1960s, Rev. C.T. Vivian and Congressman John Lewis, passed away on July 17. Both figures played a prominent role […]